Alpine Treasures 39
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The piece is composed of nested cubic fluorites with an intense purple color which makes for very nice aesthetics.
The crystals are relatively dark but translucent. The surface is velvety matt and largely undamaged.
Contacts can only be seen at the edges. Especially around the top, however, the crystals are nicely formed and complete.
If you shine a strong light into the crystal at the very top, you can see an excellent phatom. Deep purple on the inside, then a greenish zone, delicate purple on the outside. Absolutely beautiful!
The backside is covered in white calcites, as can be seen on the video.
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 5.6 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
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A lovely quartz crystal with pericline association! Quality here is really stunning. The crystal is transparent and highly lustrous and has a sharp and flawless chisel-tip termination. As you can see in the picture there are some internal cracks but the surface is undamaged and fine. The pericline at the base makes for a lovely picture and is also in superb condition!
Val Gronda da Cavrein, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 12.7 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
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The quartz on this sweeping golden specimen is completely flawless. It has sharp pointed or chisel-tip terminations over straight prismatic crystals of best glassy quality! The iron oxide that covers parts of the matrix adds the warm color to the otherwise colorless water-clear crystals. The quartz crystals stand out from the matrix in all different directions which makes this a vividly three-dimensional rock of gorgeous appeal!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 6.1 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
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A lovely quartz on adularia that features a 5 cm long glassy and flawless quartz. The crystal stands out from a nicely crystallized piece of matrix that is a mix of adularia, quartz and some orange limonite. Lovely aesthetics and splendid quality are fit together here as you can also see in our video!
Elfer, Hüttschlag, St. Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 11.5 x 8.6 x 5 cm
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This piece from a rare find near Hüttschlag has a sweeping crown-like aesthetics and a very good size.
I love how the glassy and lustrous quartz has some chlorite inclusions which add an attractive green color to some parts while others stay colorless.
The picture was taken in the evening sun which beautifully emphasises the appealing color.
The whole piece is in very best condition. Even the underside is crystallized!
It’s an amazingly beautiful piece in person!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 6.7 x 5 x 4.9 cm
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A piece of well crystallized translucent adularia holds a single stack of black tourmaline needles. This stack itself has a size of 3.4 x 2.6 cm and is a wild construct of hundreds of crystals. It is intergrown with some adularia micro-crystals but is mostly pure schorl with no real damage. If you look very closely it is amazing how most of those thin crystals actually have terminations. Only very few are broken but that's hardly visible and unavoidable anyway. Overall a distinctive specimen in outstanding condition.
Ankogelgruppe, Anlauftal, Gasteinertal, Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
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A single octahedral pyrite crystal with a nice rust-brown patina and some associated white feldspar. The octahedron is somewhat irregularly grown but there is not damage or contacts here. Have a look on our video for a full 360° look on this fine specimen!
Zinggenstock, Grimsel area, Hasli valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 13.1 x 9.5 x 3.9 cm
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This fine matrix specimen features a central main fluorite cluster and several smaller fluorites distributed over the sparkling white feldspar rich matrix. The main cluster has a diameter of 3.6 cm and is absolutely amazing! It consists of three interlocked octahedral fluorites with brilliant transparency and luster. The color is an intensive pink with some purple on the edges of the highly structured and detailed fluorites! There is no damage at all here. Also the side crystals are flawless. If you are looking for a matrix specimen of Swiss fluorite, then have a close look on this one!
Geren Valley, Oberwald, Goms, Wallis, Switzerland
Size: 9 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm
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I totally love the pristine aesthetics of this fabulous quartz! It’s a brilliant crystal from Geren Valley. One significant main crystals is accompanied by a horizontal side-crystals, both are in perfect condition, sharp and brilliant. The quartz is transparent and amazingly lustrous. What looks contacted on the backside is in fact completely crystallized and perfect. A stunning specimen of highest appeal!
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The fluorite cubes are up to 1.5 cm on edge. They have a dark purple coloration, although in direct lighting you can see quite beautiful phantoms. The surface has a velvety sheen and is free of damage. The matrix, on which the fluorites sit so beautifully, is also overgrown with white calcite crystals, which offers a nice contrast to the fluorite. A lovely specimen of very nice dark color!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 9.8 x 9.4 x 4.4 cm
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With sweeping look and super-vibrant quality this quartz easily distinguishes itself from the larger mass of quartz specimens that you can find out there. The surface has wet-look luster all over with fine striations and sharp edges. The crystal body is colorless and clear, especially at the upper half. The lower half is a bit clouded and has rock inclusions but at close inspection you will find that there is no damage and even the bottom is largely crystallized. The backside is contacted and re-crystallized as well. This is a gorgeous specimen indeed!
Maggia Valley, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
Size: 4.8 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
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The very special thing about this apatite is the elongated hexagonal shape, which is extremely rare to find! While normally apatite grows as flat wheel-like crystals, this one is elongated along the c-axis and thus much longer than its diameter. The apatite is of very good quality. Transparent, shiny and undamaged. The end face is slightly rounded, but this is not worn but naturally etched. Watch our video to get a better impression of this unusual crystal.